Coastal Flood — Lancaster, Virginia

2024-09-20 to 2024-09-24 · Lancaster, Virginia

Event narrative

The combination of strong high pressure over eastern Canada and weak low pressure off the southern New England coast, resulted in prolonged northeast, east and southeast winds which caused minor to moderate (tidal) coastal flooding over portions of Lancaster county adjacent to the Chesapeake Bay. Windmill Point reached 3.60 feet MLLW at 142 pm on Saturday, September 21, 3.85 feet MLLW at 236 pm on Sunday, September 22, and 3.64 feet MLLW at 330 pm on Monday, September 23.

Wider weather episode

The combination of strong high pressure over eastern Canada and weak low pressure off the southern New England coast, resulted in prolonged northeast, east and southeast winds which caused minor to moderate (tidal) coastal flooding across portions of the Chesapeake Bay.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1219078. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.